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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “upi”

wp.org orders by popularity, so a plugin a host bundled onto millions of sites, or a big-brand one that's slow and mediocre, can sit at the top. Our ranking is built to answer a different question: which of these is actually worth installing. How this works →

For “upi”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 16 of the top 20. 4 plugins are pushed down for signals wp.org ignores: errors, a host-installed base, or removal risk.

wp.org search ranks on

Install count (uncapped), the raw star average, freshness, and support. Popularity dominates, so the biggest install base usually wins regardless of how it got there.

We add

A cap on the install boost, volume-weighted ratings, and signals wp.org can't see: whether it throws errors on current PHP, whether the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Payment Gateway for PhonePe and for Woocommerce shows at wp.org #6 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 800+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Knit Pay – Cashfree, Instamojo, Razorpay, PayPal and more places #3 on merit, 4.9★ from 100 reviews, but shows at wp.org #15. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 UPI QR Code Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.8★ (256) wp.org #1 2 UPI QR Code Payment Gateway 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #2 3 Knit Pay – Cashfree, Instamojo, Razorpay, PayPal and more 2K+ · 4.9★ (100) wp.org #15 12 too low 4 LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses 70K+ · 4.3★ (597) wp.org #13 9 too low 5 Knit Pay UPI – Paytm for Business, PhonePe Business, BharatPe, HDFC 200+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 Razorpay Payment Links for WooCommerce 900+ · 4.8★ (18) wp.org #10 ↓1 4 too low 7 SMEPay: UPI Gateway for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, User Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content – ProfilePress 100K+ · 3.1★ (938) wp.org #17 9 too low 9 Razorpay for WooCommerce 100K+ · 2.5★ (23) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 StoreEngine — Complete eCommerce Solution with Memberships, Licensing, Affiliates & More 700+ · 5.0★ (17) wp.org #16 6 too low 11 Subscriptions for WooCommerce with Stripe Recurring Payments 1K+ · 4.9★ (25) wp.org #21 10 too low 12 Razorpay Payment Button Plugin 2K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 5 too high 13 PhonePe Payment Solutions 10K+ · 2.6★ (11) wp.org #8 5 too high 14 Payssion Plugin for Woocommerce 300+ · 3.3★ (12) wp.org #20 6 too low 15 Knit Pay Pro – Mercado Pago, CCAvenue, Easebuzz, Thawani 200+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #18 3 too low 16 Razorpay Subscriptions for WooCommerce 700+ · 3.3★ (6) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 Simple UPI QR Code 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓2 8 too high 18 Hide Shipping Method conditionally for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #24 6 too low 19 UPI Payments for WooCommerce – GPay, PhonePe, Paytm & QR Code 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 8 too high 20 Payment Gateway for PhonePe and for Woocommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 14 too high 21 Payment Gateway for Razorpay and for WooCommerce 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 9 too high 22 Netcreator Payment Gateway for UPI — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 CCAvenue Gateway Integration for WooCommerce 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 4 too high 24 All QR Pay for WooCommerce 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 2 too high

Merit ranking caps the install boost at 1M (wp.org leaves it uncapped), replaces the raw star average with a volume-weighted Bayesian score and a Wilson lower bound, and keeps wp.org's own freshness and compatibility decays. Method from the plugin-directory source; see Meta Trac #8298. Positions are tracked daily from the first visit to a keyword, so the small arrows show movement since tracking began.